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time for the house led by republicans have done the responsible thing for america, where it passed energy legislation. we passed it to jim legislation and set priorities for the nation, but they failed to go anywhere in the senate. with that, i'll yield to mr. huelskamp. >> thank you, congressman. we might come to a little different vote tomorrow on where we had to we've got to have a budget, but raising the debt ceiling for a budget to be named later is something i probably won't be would've 04. the were trying to follow that, understand we have a sequestered. the resequencing issue. only in washington could that be paris resequenced with going on here. one thing i still remain concerned about after two years up here come i still think it's dysfunctional on the senate side, dysfunctional when the president is going to be laid on his budget, but it's dysfunctional when just a few days ago the house ought to raise $50 billion is spent to, most of which won't be spent till 2015. all say when i visit that could situate at home, this is the worst they've come to expect in washington is from t
time for the house led by republicans have done the responsible thing for america, where it passed energy legislation. we passed it to jim legislation and set priorities for the nation, but they failed to go anywhere in the senate. with that, i'll yield to mr. huelskamp. >> thank you, congressman. we might come to a little different vote tomorrow on where we had to we've got to have a budget, but raising the debt ceiling for a budget to be named later is something i probably won't be...
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based on some sort of income eligibility or special eligibility, and an enormous amount of funding and energy goes into the means testing, and eligibility testing, leaving very little money for the actual program. so the programs end up being low dose, very minimal, and they're not sufficient to change the educational outcomes of children. just providing head start program doesn't deal with the fact they're coming from violent homes, violent neighborhoods, poverty, homelessness, food insufficiency. you can't overcome those kind of deficits by providing head start education program. so, that's where the book began. and most of the people advised me said, well, it's a very interesting book. i'm sure you'll get on fox tv. and that was not my goal. my goal was not be a critics so i said let me do part two and say, there are some social programs that are fight effective. and maybe we can learn a lesson from them. and the big quiz that -- in the course of writing the book i conducted, and bored to death my wife and my children, was, let me sit down with anybody i know and tell me the three governme
based on some sort of income eligibility or special eligibility, and an enormous amount of funding and energy goes into the means testing, and eligibility testing, leaving very little money for the actual program. so the programs end up being low dose, very minimal, and they're not sufficient to change the educational outcomes of children. just providing head start program doesn't deal with the fact they're coming from violent homes, violent neighborhoods, poverty, homelessness, food...
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and then to tell you about this movement she would light up and got energy talking about the movement and excited about and i couldn't understand for her that was fulfilling because she felt this is the reason that my life has gone the past that it's gone this is what it's all been about. >> bernice did your mother and your family stay in the same house? >> after daddy was assassinated we stayed in the same house to get in fact the house wasn't purchased until 1966. my father had been influenced and he was struggling so she set look you have a wife and children and we have to have a place. they always talked about the fact that one day he probably would die a tragically. he said that's going to be my space. so he always anticipated that and new he knew so she made sure she brought that out and they were in the house until. >> or your grandparents on your mother's side or father's side? >> i visited my grandparents and alabama every summer for two weeks and i helped my grandmother with -- i helped her around the table setting up the dishes at the table and watching her cook and then al
and then to tell you about this movement she would light up and got energy talking about the movement and excited about and i couldn't understand for her that was fulfilling because she felt this is the reason that my life has gone the past that it's gone this is what it's all been about. >> bernice did your mother and your family stay in the same house? >> after daddy was assassinated we stayed in the same house to get in fact the house wasn't purchased until 1966. my father had...
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and, of course, continue to encourage energy independence. the resolution of the supply of unfilled housing should be tried but only if a reelected barack obama can somehow find a unique instrument required to work with this administration to move to the center and discover ways to reach meaningful compromise with the congresswoman to pass legislation that this country so desperately needs. although it's not a -- one can ask will he be reelected. historically rarely have presidents been real elected to a second term with popular ratings in the 40% level, which is where obama rests, but so does romney. interesting to note that only three of the 19 presidents elected to a second term as relatively less popularity ratings at the time of their reelection. these are woodrow wilson, truman and george w. bush. these presidents experienced trouble or failed second terms. history aside, one cannot discount the possibility of obama would win not based on statistics like this, but because the electorate elected him the best alternative of the two candid
and, of course, continue to encourage energy independence. the resolution of the supply of unfilled housing should be tried but only if a reelected barack obama can somehow find a unique instrument required to work with this administration to move to the center and discover ways to reach meaningful compromise with the congresswoman to pass legislation that this country so desperately needs. although it's not a -- one can ask will he be reelected. historically rarely have presidents been real...
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companies like silicon energy in marysville are leading the world with some of the most durable solar cells ever built. janicki industries in sedro-wooley is driving innovation in aerospace. valve, a software company in bellevue has grown into a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment. and in grays harbor an across-the-board effort led to the re-opening of the paper mill last year, putting 175 people back to work making 100% recycled paper. i have this to say about washington. innovation is in our genes. [applause] we create. we invent. we build. so now we must go forward, with both high ambition and a recognition that the power of innovation will fuel the next wave of job growth in washington. make no mistake, our top priority today, tomorrow, an every single day for the next four years, is jobs. [applause] we must build a working washington, capable of sustained economic leadership in a rapidly changing world. during the campaign i put out a plan to get washington back to work that grew to over 100 points of action. my plan focuses on job growth in seven industry clusters. aer
companies like silicon energy in marysville are leading the world with some of the most durable solar cells ever built. janicki industries in sedro-wooley is driving innovation in aerospace. valve, a software company in bellevue has grown into a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment. and in grays harbor an across-the-board effort led to the re-opening of the paper mill last year, putting 175 people back to work making 100% recycled paper. i have this to say about washington. innovation...
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we want to prevent the next person who would come in who could cure cancer, who would create a new energy source, who would bring in new means of communication to our country? this bill is about moving our country forward. this bill is about competing in the world economy. and if we can do it in baseball and basketball, and i would add, senator rubio, hockey, we can do it in engineering, science, technology and math. and so i thank my colleagues and turn it over to senator rubio. mr. rubio: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from florida. mr. rubio: thank you. and just let the record reflect that i did not mean to offend hockey fans. on the contrary, we have -- we have two hockey teams -- we have the florida panthers and the lightning in the tampa bay area who actually have won the stanley cup before, and the panthers in the play-offs last year. so we like hockey, too, although you can't play it outdoors in florida. but in any event, i think the point is well taken that we do want the best and brightest. the one point i want to make is the one thing i have picked up on on t
we want to prevent the next person who would come in who could cure cancer, who would create a new energy source, who would bring in new means of communication to our country? this bill is about moving our country forward. this bill is about competing in the world economy. and if we can do it in baseball and basketball, and i would add, senator rubio, hockey, we can do it in engineering, science, technology and math. and so i thank my colleagues and turn it over to senator rubio. mr. rubio: mr....
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, and we have an opportunity to keep the cost of energy down in this country and do it in a clean and green way. so these are the kind of things that i think we need to focus on to make the country more competitive, and these are the things that'll create good jobs. >> >> host: here's a headline in "the washington post," we saw a bipartisan group come up with a framework for immigration reform yesterday. how does competitiveness fact or to have into this? what specifically should be done in regards to immigration to make the u.s. more competitive? >> guest: well, i think the proposal addresses many of the things we need to do. if you're thinking about the world globally, people around the world are almost laughing at our immigration policy because people really want to come to the country, and they want to create jobs. the 500 largest corporations in our country, half of them were founded by immigrants or children of immigrants. and the question is, will we say that in 50 or 75 years from today? if you look at companies that went public in the last several years that are in the techno
, and we have an opportunity to keep the cost of energy down in this country and do it in a clean and green way. so these are the kind of things that i think we need to focus on to make the country more competitive, and these are the things that'll create good jobs. >> >> host: here's a headline in "the washington post," we saw a bipartisan group come up with a framework for immigration reform yesterday. how does competitiveness fact or to have into this? what specifically...